The stranger did not disappoint them. He spoke!
But the first question that the person asked made them nearly plant their faces against the table.
"Do you have singers in the restaurant?"
"Yes, of course. Sir, do you want a singer to relieve you of your boredom?" An understanding and subtle smile appeared on the waiter's face. He quickly said, "We don't have singers in the restaurant, but there are a few local girls who are rather pretty nearby, and they sing beautifully as well. But if you want to ask them over, you might need to pay quite the fee."
Silence fell among the eavesdroppers.
Countless sounds of people spitting out wine and coughing could be heard in the restaurant. Those sounds rose and fell, and among them were a few barks of laughter.
"Singer? Was there a need for that person to be so mysterious?"
"Haha! What a joke!"
Happy ignored the sound waves that suddenly rose around him, causing the area to become lively. He just took a sip of his wine. "We have to enjoy our lives while we live, and we shouldn't drink alone. I'm alone right now, and I have to face a group of boring people. Go and get me a beautiful girl who can sing well. I'll be able to pay you and her."
He said these words boldly, and he also spent his money readily. Happy swung his arm, and a gold note landed in the waiter's hand.
The waiter's eyes immediately sparkled. "Ah! Sir, just you wait, I'll make arrangements for you."
The people who had been laughing and mocking Happy in the restaurant fell silent. They stared at the gold note the waiter clutched tightly in his hands, and they were finally unable to help themselves but look astounded.
There were plenty of universal currencies in World of Martial Arts.
Silver, silver notes, gold, gold ingots, and gold notes!
Silver notes were at least worth one thousand taels of silver, and those that were worth the highest were worth ten million taels of silver per piece.
One tael of gold was worth ten taels of silver.
One gold ingot was worth ten thousand taels of silver.
But one gold note was worth at least one thousand taels of gold, and it was worth the same as one gold ingot, but no one will keep a gold note on their person, even one that was worth the least.
Hiring a singer and drinking while she sang was not something rare in the game, but spending such a high amount of money over here was practically the same as spending money in the most expensive places in Beijing.
Hence, many people stopped talking. When they stared at the stranger, their eyes were now curious, but they still exercised restraint. They also no longer dared to judge a book by its cover.
The efficiency in the game was very high.
The waiter soon brought a girl with a pipa up the stairs.
When the girl reached Happy, she greeted him with a curtsy before she quietly sat across Happy, and elegant music rose in the restaurant.
It had started off with a bang, but ended with just a peep, and the people were baffled by this.
"That guy's really weird."
"But he's quite interesting, no?"
This scene had long since attracted Teacher's attention. What especially caught his attention was that the stranger who spent such a large amount of money did not say anything to the girl. He just ate and drank aloofly, creating such an atmosphere that he looked like he was in his own world. The group of people in the restaurant began to talk among themselves.
"Forget it. Ignore him. He might be someone who had his heart broken, and he's here to drink until he's drunk."
They watched for a while, but the stranger did not do anything else. Quite a number of people lost interest. They gradually drew their curtains and went on with their own business.
The five tables near the windows originally wanted to draw the curtains.
But after a while, they saw, through the curtains, the person say something to the singer. Then, immediately, the atmosphere in the restaurant became strange.
The clanging sounds of the pipa were filled with a murderous presence while it echoed in the restaurant.
Teacher, the group of Dragon Sect elites, and every person in the restaurant felt as if someone had tugged at their heartstrings. They turned their gazes to the stranger's table.
Ambush from Ten Sides! [1]
A person drinking in boredom had actually asked a singer play this song for him.
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Quite a number of people had come to the restaurant with the goal of relaxing. When they heard such a domineering and aggressive song that made their hearts surge, many of them rose protests.
"What stupid song is that? Can't she play something relaxing and elegant?"
"That's right!"
"What a mood killer!"
"Hey, can you not spoil our mood? Have the girl play us Beyond [2] or something."
The singer will naturally ignore the suggestions and protests around her.
She still understood the consumer rules around this place!
Happy slowly and casually lifted his wine cup to those people and said something indifferently.
"I was the one who paid her to sing and play, that's my own business. It has nothing to do with you. If you want another piece, hire a singer yourself."
"You…"
Many people felt very gloomy because Happy's words angered them.
They wanted to take action, but when they thought about the order that restrained violence that was recently announced in Yangzhou, they could only hold back their anger in their hearts.
After listening for a while, a group of people went down the stairs.
"Damn it!"
"You better hope that I won't run into you outside."
"If you have the guts, go out of town. If I don't crush your bones, I'll worship you!"
Some of those who had their mood ruined did not forget to say some insincere remarks before they left.
"That person is indeed very annoying."
"Should we say something?"
A group of young Dragon Sect elites in the private inevitably flew into a rage. They stared at the person who had freely made the girl play such a tense and aggressive song, and killing intent shone in their eyes.
They already died a few times in the Chinese plains, and right now, Happy had come to Beijing. Class One Hall had mobilized their members in an emergency measure, and the atmosphere around the north was solemn. Their mood was already very bad, and right now, that Ambush from Ten Sides was basically adding fuel to fire. It was already very impressive that they could endure the song until this point.
"Don't go making yourself miserable. There's no need to bother about this sort of person." Teacher might also feel a little troubled by this, but he also knew that this was not the time to show up.
"Oh, forget it. Let's pay the bill and train." While he spoke, he stood up from his seat and was prepared to go down the stairs.
"But…"
Some people looked hesitant. "Didn't they say that Happy is already in Beijing, and that we're to be careful?"
"It's fine. There's someone watching Happy in Beijing. Even if he knows that we're here, someone will tell us beforehand, and we'll log off," Teacher answered calmly, drew the curtains, and walked out of the private room.
He cast a glance at the man who tapped a rhythm according to the song while he took sips from his wine cup, and Teacher instantly lost his mood to enjoy any food and drink in the restaurant. He quickened his footsteps and left this place which made him feel displeased.
Dragon Sect's elites walked out of the five private rooms in single file. When they left the place, they glared at Happy with hostile gazes before they went downstairs.
To prevent exposing himself, Happy lowered his head while he tapped the rhythm. He did not even meet the Dragon Sect members' gazes, causing their hatred to fall through.
When the last person went down the stairs, the first floor became empty sans Happy and the girl who played the pipa diligen
tly.
Some time passed, and Happy brought out another handful of gold from his Universe Bag. Without another word, he got up and went down the stairs.
Translator's Note:
[1] Ambush from Ten Sides: A pipa song. youtube.com/watch?v=6fMEaj7kkDA
[2] Beyond: From George Lam. youtube.com/watch?v=qu_FSptjRic
Chapter 795 - Ten Thousand Swords, Group Slaughter
Teacher and the rest seemed to be very infatuated with white warrior clothes. More than thirty people were dressed in snow white cotton clothes, and they were very eye-catching when they walked on the streets. With the emblem of Class One Hall on their c.h.e.s.ts, they gave off a feeling as if they were superior to others.
The group of people left Sky Ascension Tower and went to explore the most popular market in town before they returned to town. Then, they went to Gold and Money Sect's secret branch, which was three miles away from town.
That group of people charged forward, but soon after they left town, they saw a familiar figure walk in front of them when they turned at a corner on the government-made road, and his footsteps were languid.
His clothes, appearance, and back were very similar to that customer who flung away a large sum of money at Sky Ascension Tower.
"It's that guy who ruined our mood."
"He actually has the guts to walk out here in the open."
The two Dragon Sect elites who were the first to recognize him laughed. They turned around and said, "Teacher, we'll be going to teach him a lesson!
"Giddy-up!"
The horses neighed in pain. They carried the duo on their backs and sped up to rush out of the group. They were as fast an arrow that was fired from a bow.
When he saw his disciples charge forward, he did not try to stop them seriously. Besides, he was indeed a little curious and annoyed by this strange person.
He wondered just how strong was a person who flung away a large sum of money in one go.
However, his cruel thought froze up at the moment the person turned around.
'He's not the guy from the restaurant! It's him!'
Right when the two Dragon Sect elites drew near the unfamiliar stranger's back, that stranger turned around as if he had eyes behind his back. It was a face adorned with a cold smile, and it was so familiar to their eyes.
The two Dragon Sect elites on horseback had their smiles instantly freeze. They seemed to have seen an incredibly terrifying monster, and they reigned in their horses almost at the same time, causing their horses to let out shrill neighs.
The two Dragon Sect elites felt as if their hearts had been rammed into violently by something that weighed tonnes. They s.u.c.k.e.d in sharp breaths, and their eyes were filled with shock and fear! They looked as if they wanted to immediately leave this place.
But it was already too late.
Their act of reigning in the horses might have made them stop their horses from rushing off the cliff leading to the abyss, but the person in front of them was like the King of Hell who rushed out of the abyss itself.
Everything happened too quickly.
When the sword forces cut through the two Dragon Sect elites along with their horses, only a few people and Teacher managed to see Happy's face from the gap formed between the two Dragon Sect elites.
They were in massive shock!
When Happy turned into a phantasmal afterimage that vanished from the spot, Teacher finally recovered temporarily from his short bafflement and shock. He turned around without hesitation.
"Run!" His face was pale when he shouted fiercely.
Unfortunately, the people from Dragon Sect did not manage to react immediately.
Their horses might flee, but the speed in which Happy traveled during the instant he burst forth was faster than the horses. He immediately managed to close the distance of dozens of feet.
When the group of Dragon Sect elites noticed their companions being killed instantly, Happy had already arrived in front of them like a fierce monster.
Clang!
They saw that familiar face in the air, and surprised shouts rose and fell.
"Happy!"
"It's him!"
"Damn it!"
"Run!"
At that moment, they finally understood why Teacher turned around and fled as if he ran into a ghost.
Happy had killed dozens of Dragon Sect elites with just one sword slash outside Yangzhou City, allowing them to truly witness the strength of the strongest player in the Chinese server. All of them had also experienced the first person view of Happy's sword technique.
Teacher's original intention was that they were to harden their minds through Happy's sword technique and increase their strength.
Unfortunately, after experiencing the first person view multiple times, even though their strength did increase slightly, they were also much warier of Happy. Right now, when they saw Happy's face, which they had embedded into their minds, all their fear surged into their minds.
With the first slash, their horses' legs were broken. Terrified screams rose on the government-made road, and when it intersected with the horses' neighs, it formed a frightening sight.
Once Happy used one single slash to throw their formation into the disarray in the crowd, he used his sword and executed Universe's Lightning Destruction Style at will. It was a sword of death, and the sword forces, which were as numerous as the stars, continuously left behind holes on the Dragon Sect elites around him!
Blood gushed into the air, and screams of pain could be heard nonstop.
Most of the Dragon Sect elites had not even reacted to the situation where their horses had lost their footing when they suddenly sensed a sharp and shocking sword glare rush in front of their eyes.
These people only saw a sword glare enter their sights before they consciousness faded away.
A few of them had just managed to jump into the air when an amazing lightning bolt descended from the sky. Then, sharp pain bloomed at their necks. Their hearts tensed up, and their circulation of true qi was cut off.
One-third of more than thirty people were killed right off the bat when Happy saw them, and more than ten were heavily injured.
"Split up and run!"
The people who remained and still had most of their strength intact knew that their heavily injured friends could no longer escape from the devil that was Su Ming. They growled and fled into different directions.
Even though they did not know how Happy appeared at the heart of Class One Hall's territory, they did not have time to think about it at that moment. They could not hope to fight head on against Happy, and they could only hope to have as many of them flee as possible. They will only be able to think about other matters once they managed to protect their lives.
Teacher was the first to run into the distance.
Since he knew just how terrifying Happy was, Teacher did not even dare stop. He just kept running until he was 328 feet away.
He turned his head around and cast a glance at his disciples, who were fleeing everywhere. His heart was filled with anger and sadness. They had finally managed to get Illusion Life and Death Pills from Dream Clouds after much effort from their part, but so many of his disciples had died the fourth time within such a short amount of time.
Even though those Illusion Life and Death Pills were provided by others, this rapid use of those pills still made his heart clench in pain.
He did not believe that Class One Hall leaked their location to Happy, because it provided no benefits to Dream Clouds. The only possible reason for this was that Happy thought of a way to hide from Class One Hall's eyes, and he used a human skin mask to deceive the entire world.
'Bastard!' Teacher's heart burned with anxiety. While he wrote a letter to Dream Clouds to tell the accident that happened here, he turned his head around to take a look with the hope that he could see a few more people flee to safety.
But when he turned his head around, he saw something that he could not forget for his entire life.
Thousands of sharp sword qi appeared around Happy, and it was like a huge vortex that swiftly fused together to form an even more astonishing sword qi! With an astonishing speed, it caught up to the Dragon Sect elites that fled everywhere, and it pierced through them.
Screams of pain rose before they were caught off abruptly! And corpses fell to the dust.
Dozens of sharp sword forces split up into multiple sword qis before they returned to Happy's side, and the majestic vortex slowly vanished.
Chapter 796 - Little Li Flying Dagger
"As expected of the skill Ximen Chuixue created, the power in Ten Thousand Swords can be adjusted at will, and it can serve to attack and defend its user. The power contained in that attack might even be above Sword Sect Master's Three Dragons Sword Qi, but it will use up quite a lot of qi," Happy mumbled with a slightly pale face while he watched Teacher flee into the distance without turning his head around.
Dozens of Dragon Sect elites' corpses could be seen scattered all around the horses' carcasses. The entire government-made road was like hell, and it was incredibly bloody. The scene also made it clear that this had happened all of a sudden.
But this did not stop Happy from looting the drops from Dragon Sect's members.
No matter what, these people were elites from America's Dragon Sect, and they were important guests from Class One Hall. They should have some good stuff on them…
And just as Happy expected, not only did Happy manage to get a few Gold Hoops from the Universe Bag they dropped, he also found a bunch of Little Li Flying Daggers. This was a rare, consumable divine weapon he never managed to have in his previous life, because due to the dagger's unique attributes, the dagger had never landed in the hands of the weak. Hence, if those who were in possession of it died, the Little Li Flying Daggers that they did not use will definitely drop.
"They have pretty good stuff." Happy smiled and received these people's "tributes". He redirected his gaze then and stared at the town far away.
Even though he killed more than thirty Dragon Sect elites and had practically gotten rid of all of them in a go, Teacher, who was the strongest person among them and also their leader, managed to get away.
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